2024 Towson Tigers football team

2024 Towson Tigers football
2024 Towson Tigers football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Pete Shinnick (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Sheppard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Darian Dulin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Johnny Unitas Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Towson Tigers football team represented Towson University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Pete Shinnick and played home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium located in Towson, Maryland.

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Richmond +^	8	–	0	10	–	3
No. 9 Rhode Island* +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Villanova ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Delaware*	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 23 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
Stony Brook	5	–	3	8	–	4
Towson	5	–	3	7	–	5
Elon	5	–	3	6	–	6
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	5
Monmouth	4	–	4	6	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	7
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	8
Hampton	2	–	6	5	–	7
Campbell	1	–	7	3	–	9
Bryant	0	–	8	2	–	10
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware. Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 20–38	37,654
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 14–9	8,394
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 13–14	4,219
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 24–41	17,185
October 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 William & Mary	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 34–27	6,165
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 28–23	5,003
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 24–52	3,916
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FloSports	W 26–14	2,372
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 24–35	5,778
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 27–10	4,004
November 16	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 31–13	3,960
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports	W 45–23	3,410
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Cincinnati (FBS)

Game One – Towson Tigers (0–0) vs Cincinnati Bearcats (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	14	3	0	20
Bearcats (FBS)	21	7	10	0	38

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
Game attendance: 37,654
Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
TV announcers (ESPN+): Eric Rothman (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:17) CIN – Brendan Sorsby 2-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Cincinnati 7–0)
(8:03) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:44; Cincinnati 7–3)
(6:50) CIN – Xzavier Henderson 42-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:08; Cincinnati 14–3)
(3:13) CIN – Sterling Berkhalter 61-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; Cincinnati 21–3)

Second quarter

(9:54) TOW – Jaceon Doss 76-yard pass from Carlos Davis, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 0:59; Cincinnati 21–10)
(6:56) CIN – Brendan Sorsby 12-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:53; Cincinnati 28–10)
(0:19) TOW – John Dunmore 28-yard pass from Carlos Davis, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:27; Cincinnati 28–17)

Third quarter

(10:10) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:50; Cincinnati 28–20)
(9:52) CIN – Evan Pryor 64-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:10; Cincinnati 35–20)
(4:38) CIN – Carter Brown 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:41; Cincinnati 38–20)

Statistics	TOW	CIN
First downs	21	26
Total yards	438	658
Rushing yards	37–194	32–275
Passing yards	244	383
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–37–0	22–31–0
Time of possession	32:03	27:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Carlos Davis	21/37, 244 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Devin Matthews	17 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Jaceon Doss	3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Cincinnati	Passing	Brendan Sorsby	22/31, 383 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Evan Pryor	4 carries, 105 yards, TD
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	7 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Morgan State (The Battle for Greater Baltimore)

Game Two – Morgan State Bears (1–0) at Towson Tigers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MORG	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morgan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 5 Villanova

Game Three – Towson Tigers (1–1) at No. 5 Villanova Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 5 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Villanova Stadium, Villanova, PA

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	VILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 2 North Dakota State

Game Four – Towson Tigers (1–2) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	7	14	24
No. 2 Bison	3	21	7	10	41

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 17,185
Referee: Tyler Downs
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

(8:45) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 6:12; North Dakota State 3–0)
(5:46) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:59; Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

(13:57) NDSU – CharMar Brown 1-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:45; North Dakota State 10–3)
(5:26) NDSU – Jackson Williams 67-yard punt return, Griffin Crosa kick (North Dakota State 17–3)
(0:23) NDSU – Bryce Lance 19-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:16; North Dakota State 24–3)

Third quarter

(5:33) TOW – Nathan Kent 2-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:36; North Dakota State 24–10)
(1:09) NDSU – CharMar Brown 3-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:17; North Dakota State 31–10)

Fourth quarter

(12:00) TOW – Carlos Davis 15-yard run, Keegan Vaughn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:09; North Dakota State 31–17)
(10:05) TOW – Tyrell Greene Jr. 72-yard run, Keegan Vaughn kick (Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:11; North Dakota State 31–24)
(4:28) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:28; North Dakota State 34–24)
(1:04) NDSU – CharMar Brown 1-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 1:47; North Dakota State 41–24)

Statistics	TOW	NDSU
First downs	16	26
Total yards	366	407
Rushing yards	204	188
Passing yards	161	219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–27–1	17–20–0
Time of possession	20:07	39:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Carlos Davis	14/24, 135 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tyrell Greene Jr.	5 carries, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carter Runyon	6 receptions, 59 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	17/19, 219 yards, TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	24 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	5 receptions, 63 yards, TD

No. 12 William & Mary

Game Five – No. 12 William & Mary Tribe (4–1) at Towson Tigers (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	W&M	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Norfolk State

Game Six – Towson Tigers (2–3) vs Norfolk State Spartans (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0

at William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	NORF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Norfolk State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stony Brook

Game Seven – Stony Brook Seawolves (4–2) vs Towson Tigers (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	14	14	10	14	52
Tigers	7	10	0	7	24

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,916
Referee: Bill McKeevar
TV announcers (FloSports): Spiro Morekas (play-by-play) and Gordy Combs (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(14:49) TOW – Devin Matthews 75-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Stony Brook 7–0)
(6:32) SBU – Jasiah Williams 10-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:35; Tied 7–7)
(3:12) SBU – Jasiah Williams 19-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:51; Stony Brook 14–7)

Second quarter

(14:09) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:03; Stony Brook 14–10)
(11:46) TOW – Tyrell Greene Jr. 1-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Towson 17–14)
(4:24) SBU – Cal Redman 7-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:09; Stony Brook 21–17)
(0:40) SBU – Jayce Freeman 21-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 1:37; Stony Brook 28–17)

Third quarter

(11:35) SBU – Jayce Freeman 22-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; Stony Brook 35–17)
(0:08) SBU – Enda Kirby 29-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, 9:17; Stony Brook 38–17)

Fourth quarter

(12:57) SBU – Jasiah Williams 20-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:06; Stony Brook 45–17)
(3:03) SBU – Johnny Martin 5-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 8:24; Stony Brook 52–17)
(0:14) TOW – Ike Daniels 35-yard run, Keegan Vaughan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Stony Brook 52–24)

Statistics	STBK	TOW
First downs	30	15
Total yards	512	405
Rushing yards	125	247
Passing yards	387	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–40–0	12–20–1
Time of possession	37:04	22:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stony Brook	Passing	Tyler Knoop	34/40, 387 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	16 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	Jasiah Williams	9 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD
Towson	Passing	Sean Brown	12/20, 158 yards, INT
	Rushing	Tyrell Greene Jr.	16 carries, 115 yards, TD
	Receiving	John Dunmore	3 receptions, 60 yards

at Monmouth

Game Eight – Towson Tigers (3–4) at Monmouth Hawks (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	10	6	26
Hawks	0	7	7	0	14

at Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C) Wind: SE @ 12 mph
Game attendance: 2,372
Referee: Tom Zetts
TV announcers (FloSports): Eddy Occhipinti (play-by-play) and Emory Hunt (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

(13:20) TOW – Tyrell Greene Jr. 10-yard run (Keegan Vaughan kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:03; Towson 7-0)
(8:54) MONM – Sone Ntoh 1-yard run (Michael Calton Jr. kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:20; 7-7)
(1:40) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:18; Towson 10-7)

Third quarter

(10:50) TOW – Carter Runyon 3-yard pass from Sean Brown (Keegan Vaughan kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:10; Towson 17-7)
(03:56) MONM – Gavin Nelson 33-yard pass from Derek Robertson (Michael Calton Jr. kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:48; Monmouth 17-14)
(0:07) TOW – Keegan Vaughan 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:44; Towson 20-14)

Fourth quarter

(08:35) TOW – Carter Runyon 6-yard pass from Sean Brown (Two-point pass conversion failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:02; Towson 26-14)

Statistics	TOW	MONM
First downs	22	21
Total yards	357	361
Rushing yards	114	56
Passing yards	243	305
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–36–0	28–46–1
Time of possession	30:48	29:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Sean Brown	27/36, 243 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Devin Matthews	15 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Jaceon Doss	8 receptions, 65 yards
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robertson	28/46, 305 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Rodney Nelson	9 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Gavin Nelson	9 receptions, 133 yards, TD

at No. 16 Richmond

Game Nine – Towson Tigers (4–4) at No. 16 Richmond Spiders (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 16 Spiders	0	0	0	0	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports/MASN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Hampton

Game Ten – Hampton Pirates (5–4) vs Towson Tigers (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAMP	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Carolina A&T

Game Eleven – North Carolina A&T Aggies (0–0) vs Towson Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCAT	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Campbell

Game Twelve – Towson Tigers (0–0) at Campbell Fighting Camels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Camels	0	0	0	0	0

at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TOW	CAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "2024 Towson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
↑ "Towson Tigers Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[1] "2024 Towson Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[2] "Towson Tigers Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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